Hopes new Garda compensation scheme will be up and running soon
A Minister of State and Sligo Leitrim TD is hopeful that a new compensation scheme for Gardai will greatly improve members experience with applications. It’s envisaged that the planned changes will result in the majority of cases being resolved without legal proceedings, consequently lowering the level of legal costs.…
Time to get National Maternity Hospital built – Feighan
Minister of State at the Department of Health and Sligo Leitrim TD Frank Feighan is warning that any further delay to the new National Maternity Hospital will only serve to increase the need for the service itself. Minister Feighan was responding to a number of TDs concerns during a…
Minister Feighan begins preparations for citizens assembly on drug use
Sligo/Leitrim TD and Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan has begun preparations for the citizens assembly on drug use. It’s aimed to commence the assembly in early 2023 with it’s report to be submitted to government by the end of the year.…
Maura McNally confirmed as chairperson of the Atlantic Technological University
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has appointed the first governing body of the new Atlantic Technological University which will open its doors at the beginning of April. It follows the granting of Technological University status to a consortium comprising Galway-Mayo,…
Absenteeism among front line staff contributed to latest restrictions being implemented
As many as 5,000 HSE staff are currently out of work due to Covid-19, Ocean FM News has learned. And there are fears this could worsen because of the highly transmissible Omicron virus. The staffing situation is believed to have been one of the main reasons behind the…
Search and Rescue base to continue operating from Sligo Airport
Sligo/Leitrim TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Frank Feighan, says the issue at Sligo Airport in relation to the Search and Rescue base has been resolved to ‘all party’s satisfaction.’ He says discussions have been held between Sligo Airport and CHC Ireland for the continued operation…
Minister of State and Sligo/Leitrim TD, Frank Feighan tests positive for Covid-19
The Minister of State at the Department of Health and Sligo/Leitrim TD, Frank Feighan, has tested positive for Covid-19. A statement from the Department of Health to OceanFM this evening states that Minister Feighan received a ‘detected’ result from a PCR test for the virus. He experienced mild symptoms on…